The Transgender Film Festival in Kiel is now in its third year and it’s going from strength to strength, with growing audiences and a higher profile than ever.
The festival, which ran on the May 28th-30th, showed numerous shorts and feature-length films. All of the movie had transgender themes, and it is noticeable that in the last couple of years it’s had more film to choose from and the quality has incresaed.
The fest has now handed out its awards, with the excellent short Tonight It’s Me doing particularly well, winning Best Short Film, Best Trans-Performance (MtF) in a short film and Best Actor in a Short Film. You can see the full list of winners below.
Best Film of the Year:
THE NEW GIRLFRIEND by Francois Ozon
currently in UK cinemas
Best Trans-Performance:
Aisawanya Areyawattana in PATONG GIRL
Best Actresses:
Anais Demoustier in UNE NOUVELLE AMIE
Victoria Trauttmansdorff in PATONG GIRL
Best Actor:
Iggy Malmborg in SOMETHING MUST BREAK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rvMTc4zf1E
Best Documentary:
IN THE TURN directed by Erica Tremblay
Best Song:
“Will you love me in December” by Elen Wendt in PATONG GIRL
Best Website:
DER SPALT http://www.derspalt.de
Best short film:
TONIGHT IT’S ME directed by Dominic Haxton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDM1IQ6fbWo
Best Trans-Performance (MtF) in a short film:
Caleb James in TONIGHT IT’S ME
Best trans-performance (FtM) in a short film:
Harry Rundle in BRACE
Best Actor in a short film:
Jake Robbins in TONIGHT IT’S ME
Best short Documentary:
ICH BIN DANN MAL BARBARA
https://www.facebook.com/BeingBarbara
Best Concert-Performance:
RISE LIKE A PHOENIX by Conchita Wurst
Best Music videos:
CHANSON DES VIEUX AMANTS by Gallavin
GIANT IN MY HEART by Kiesza
WE EXIST by Arcade Fire
You can find out more about the festival here:
http://www.transgender-film-festival.de
https://www.facebook.com/transfilmfestival
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